New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

present but ask you 10 testify your iOyai'S ~ tno
Office and TO the man by giving three cheers 20 'h'
President Of the United states"
The three cheers given heartily, Dut IN tiger
which some ono proposed did not msterlaii1
"A HOG-RKE C1CIlRAN'S EL"QUENCE.
! Tho next regular toast said JHd.e huSici' IS
| the United states. II Wa h" have been re- p'm.ed
/ 10 by Conl!cs,man breckenridge, If hcniuchy. ho
/ f., not here lie s.ut me a telegram iins afternoon
sa,ng that 1t Wolld b. impossible lof hii 10 come
And hers, Is a oa.; III, si, The congress Oi the
Ua!tcd state, which J., 70 b. rrsp'r'eI 70 ~ aG,'
member Oh tOusr,,. who ."iil ~ me ~! %. "tW
Nuri has testified tO h, ah.Ity -" III 'hc uta'IS anu
iuAIiuchf breach pausher' |n;h U'"o,n VIZ H. ~
hcaltrl and d>cou -rd. ana Nhosp Success III IId
r,,lcci led Hc ash him to perform me same -"Nic'
-, forfi,rac Ia ynar behalf ;, he in the OF
Jacob sharp daughter and aPllaiScl snail ssh
Mr HourIG Cochran 10 p. pond moi Only To- the
ii'rifed states. lnf Tor the congress OF the uilcd
States lsu.(Appau,rD
CAfr Cacran received me'' hearty erecting when he
r,,. o rcspold He spoke ~ follows:
The inject 49,. ,nnh 10 M. Mr.. Chairinln, Is vast
enor II lrp,l th most conf mt while II j. air,ctlve
colsI inspire the most @iieni inc reope az TIE
United -t.ics are uniouhiry the hlpPiesi ana u" most
pr..rrtol. tho fac, of the gir'c mir happiness
secured ~ their yirtI' the" prosperity the rut of
their own -oii lNpphh', h, - ',,, - ,n',n
of their Government winch haS fallen hcncah me crit
csn OF pr,'' that cnioy- nn'lal liberty II IL nm
douhieliy lie department ~Hrh lirer'ly rtrr'1uS tHc
pjpalar VIII and II M, h"ci psrh' ''nctr' ~ re
wise men into whose hands the affairs "f thS society
have been committed tla'. one Of the youuEesi mem
hers of the present Congress without experience ana.
tn subject with cIndor not vita - Know
little about 'onsre,' - II - mlsnl -p ,h nl,y o
the motives winch haze led 70 ms selection VIII repay
with rli9r tr conn .n" "'in nv NV G n,ncnt o
gross ia II ought 20 he and oash; to he - II H.
cnnlmcnt 50 sweeping th4 10 the legislative depart
mcnt of Government. Ia some e1ient eiaI.nee
sentiment moro Widespread III its extent than It IL iust
in nn,tion know that the tendency of modern crit
ici,n i, Iecry AMI helttle rrprcscnfItive bodies.
While executive officers are generally treated with alr
meas If not with respect " This severity III Judging the
Congress the United states IL due 10 any failure on Its
pr discharge the functions conned L" 10y I've on
sfituipn would bc driven To The panhi conclusion
at threshold OF The second century Of ur"Hit"ncr
proved failure In operation. and retrospect of tie
rl. would necessarily inspire dismal alprrhen'ion' OF
PRIDE IN THE PAS. AND CONFIDENCE ~ rnR
FUIUEF.
But who thar IS capable of patriotic cmoione Wow
history Of hr last hunlrci years without feeling
his bosom swell with pride III the past. with clatuic
Cor the pre- AMI with confidence In the future APP
pal,,. In wla pat Of tat glorious record i there
Pare that will provoke blush line that will inspire
nprr-hcns.on APPLAUSE A. the citizen OF to-day
LOOKS across the extent % The country wicl hr rules
ami contrasts it, condition with the condition % the
colonies which hal iist wcn their Independence cen
tury ago. a change - marvellous. Development
80 SfY,', -" ne h.t t,s ISL IT,
a country whirh numbered when It formed it- govern
m'nt 4 rP ..1.'o' o. - ind" %
zen. Nppauscl iiy riycr, whose sources were almost
unknoSn hc coIuil~s, cities heis the footsteps ~
which were una, turhed when the dcnizcu,o the
forest saari their thirst IN them today bear MP their
bp-n arsI~ic> 0f mi sniS miami comm lrc which
surpa.,-s extent the wildr. antcpaions OF the
found - ~ TIA Republic. Applause IN S".iiuir-
~,r. m. .ilnre wa. nnnr1E.n c,ccrt hy the roar o.
ptuthcr .n tnr rush of the buffalo. he hears to ay
the whistle %. tire .oconotvc ~ Il hesr- 10 h- 'ea'oar
from the camp ~ the mncr ami the farm ~ TIE nr,
b,nis..a tie products OF American iniU'try iAp
Wic-c the .aya.r pcheI In, tent ant danced the